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lou: 4300 were treated for opiate addictions and vermont in increase of more than 770% since 2000. federal officials say most of the heroin in the northeastern part of the country originated in south american countries principally columbia and interest the united states through mexico or miami. a new study finds for the first time in our history for members of congress are millionaires. according to the center for responsive politics at least 268 of the 534 lawmakers have a net worth of more than $1 billion in 2012. joining me now the "a team." angela, a pate, and from the "new york post", michael goodwin. your reaction we have some well-heeled elected representatives in washington and? >> we do. i think they will do a good job since they are back in session with the election year. we have some greatly shield elected officials. lou: are you serious? [laughter] the same congress that has single-digit ratings? are you feeling okay? >> with the poll numbers as low as they are for congress it is the election year but they're ready to do work. they want to keep their job. lou: we have a
lou: 4300 were treated for opiate addictions and vermont in increase of more than 770% since 2000. federal officials say most of the heroin in the northeastern part of the country originated in south american countries principally columbia and interest the united states through mexico or miami. a new study finds for the first time in our history for members of congress are millionaires. according to the center for responsive politics at least 268 of the 534 lawmakers have a net worth of more...
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a law-enforcement specialist from burlington, vermont... and our returning champion, a writer from arlington heights, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and happy new year to each and every one of you. and a big thank-you tohose of you who decided to watch our show today instead of the dozen of college football games that are being played. bridget and john, welcome aboard. jerry, nice to see you again. you're a shade under $100,000. let's see what happens today. good luck. here we go. what are the categories we have awaiting these three? talking about bob dylan. each response will contain those three letters in that order. jerry? how about "o-m-g"! for $200. jerry. what is homecoming? right. "o-m-g"! for $400. jerry. what is programming language? yes. "o-m-g"! for $600, please.
a law-enforcement specialist from burlington, vermont... and our returning champion, a writer from arlington heights, illinois... and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek! thank you, johnny. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, and happy new year to each and every one of you. and a big thank-you tohose of you who decided to watch our show today instead of the dozen of college football games that are being played. bridget and john, welcome aboard. jerry, nice to see you...
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pennsylvania and we have them in place for the alaganey river and the main concern is up state new york and vermont and maine and dealing with ice jam problems because of the rain and melting show and mild temperatures and the temperatures are feeling good and 59 memphis and 30s in chicago, the next shot of much colder air comes in wednesday and that will impact the upper midwest initially with temperatures down in the teens and 20s. morgan? >> thanks so much eboni speaking of weather crews in up state new york are working to break up a massive ice jam, it built up under a bridge at a creek and causing fear the water will overflow and create a flooding hazard and as a result nearby residents in ithica are using bags to protect the homes and they say they never saw an ice jam this big >> never so thick. used to be to freeze over to ice skate when we were kids but never this bad. >> reporter: roads are closed as they use heavy machinery to break up the ice and i'm morgan radford and "real money" is next. stay tuned. ♪ >>>. >>> facebook can translate into real sales for a small business. i am ali ve
pennsylvania and we have them in place for the alaganey river and the main concern is up state new york and vermont and maine and dealing with ice jam problems because of the rain and melting show and mild temperatures and the temperatures are feeling good and 59 memphis and 30s in chicago, the next shot of much colder air comes in wednesday and that will impact the upper midwest initially with temperatures down in the teens and 20s. morgan? >> thanks so much eboni speaking of weather...
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kristy, the president of new heights communication and former spokesperson for former vermont governor howard dean. good to see both of you. >> good to be here. >> we're going to go over the pros and cons of both sides of this argument. matt, we'll start from the small business perspective. looking at a recent gallup poll of small business owners with 60% of them saying that raising the minimum wage to 9.50 an hour would hurt business. if these guys are forced to pay more, will they hire fewer people? >> i guess all we can too is look at the past and what studies show us is that for every 10% increase in the minimum wage, there is a 5 to 9% decrease in the number of jobs that are available. last time we raised minimum wage to a large ex tents 40%, there were half a million fewer jobs available in the marketplace. in the period of time we had high unemployment, if you like fewer job, you'll love this plan. >> kristy, is there a way for some of these small businesses to make minimum wage the increase work without cutting full-time jobs in a way to maybe offer other incentives in order to
kristy, the president of new heights communication and former spokesperson for former vermont governor howard dean. good to see both of you. >> good to be here. >> we're going to go over the pros and cons of both sides of this argument. matt, we'll start from the small business perspective. looking at a recent gallup poll of small business owners with 60% of them saying that raising the minimum wage to 9.50 an hour would hurt business. if these guys are forced to pay more, will they...
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even parts of vermont saw about 17, and english town of jersey, that was 10.7 inches. right now this is the current stand alone temperatures we're looking at boston, 11. new york, not far ahead at 14 degrees. but we still have that wind to deal with. this is what the wind chill feels like. we're not done. it will go much lower than this. boston at minus 10. we've been seeing wind chills of boston down to minus 6 degrees. we're going to have saturday, a bad day as well. good news, by sunday we think those temperatures are going to go back up. up to 40. >> get out of here, really? a heatwave. >> meteorologist: yes, a shift. >> thank you. a major meeting is underway to determine what will happen to the 13-year-old, the girl who was declared brain dead as a result from tonsillectomy. melissa chan is following this story for us. one of the main issues is whether this young girl will be able to be sent to new york to remain on life support. is there an undate on that? >> reporter: it is confusing. there is a federal court meeting taking place right now. we'll update you with
even parts of vermont saw about 17, and english town of jersey, that was 10.7 inches. right now this is the current stand alone temperatures we're looking at boston, 11. new york, not far ahead at 14 degrees. but we still have that wind to deal with. this is what the wind chill feels like. we're not done. it will go much lower than this. boston at minus 10. we've been seeing wind chills of boston down to minus 6 degrees. we're going to have saturday, a bad day as well. good news, by sunday we...
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across the political spectrum, independent senator bernie sanders from vermont is asking some of the same questions now, writing a letter to the nsa chief keith and alexander asking this, has the nsa spied or is the nsa currently spy ong members of congress or other american elected officials? spying would include gathering met at that data met at that dapt that datt met at that da meta data osh collecting any other data from a third party not made available to the general public in the regular course of business. now, before president obama jetted off to hawaii for his holiday vacation, he promised to take action in reforming the nsa based partly on recommendations from an independent white house panel. >> i'm going to make a pretty definitive statement about all of this in january where i'll be able to say, here are the recommendations we think make sense, here are the ones that we think are promising but still need to be refined further. >> and on friday the doj officially aappealed the decision rule of judge richard leon who found the nsa's practices likely violate the constituti
across the political spectrum, independent senator bernie sanders from vermont is asking some of the same questions now, writing a letter to the nsa chief keith and alexander asking this, has the nsa spied or is the nsa currently spy ong members of congress or other american elected officials? spying would include gathering met at that data met at that dapt that datt met at that da meta data osh collecting any other data from a third party not made available to the general public in the regular...
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active- the air force, the air force reserve and the national guard. 13 years of command time of the vermont national guard. said for basing decisions to prosecute sexual assault, another -- and other serial criminal offenses and moving them from outside of the command chain. i think the decision to prosecute or not should be based on evidence independent of ing command relationship. they deserve that due process. believe in holding commanders responsible, that is a given. we should not confuse command responsibility with leadership. commander should always be responsible for command climate. this would allow the commanders to focus their efforts on command business and improving the command climate. me is an ability to inspire others. strategically well focusing on a mission success. i sensed even more reports have ofe out in the paper or o undetectable actions by senior military officers, and this is the importance of what the subcommittee is doing in the recommendations you will be submitting and the importance for a visible change in the structure of the military response. decades up to
active- the air force, the air force reserve and the national guard. 13 years of command time of the vermont national guard. said for basing decisions to prosecute sexual assault, another -- and other serial criminal offenses and moving them from outside of the command chain. i think the decision to prosecute or not should be based on evidence independent of ing command relationship. they deserve that due process. believe in holding commanders responsible, that is a given. we should not confuse...
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this week, 13 states from arizona to vermont saw their minimum wages increase. giving roughly 2.5 millilow inc workers a raise. the last time congress raised the minimum wage was four years ago. before that they hadn't raised it in a decade. the practical minimum wage is so low that it is $3 less an the minimum wage of 50 years ago which in 1958 was the equivalent of $10.60 an hour. as many as 11 states are expected to consider increases in 2014. fueled by the living wage protests that took place in over 100 cities last month and overwhelming public support. a new gallup poll shows three-quarters of americans support raising the minimum wage. 57% of republicans and 64% of independents according to a recent poll. a campaign was launched for a higher wage in 2014. according to "the new york times," they see it as a wedge issue that they hope will replace candidates in a difficult position but also as tool and puts republicans on the wrong side of an important value issue when it comes to fairness. the current democratic bill in congress, the fair minimum wage act,
this week, 13 states from arizona to vermont saw their minimum wages increase. giving roughly 2.5 millilow inc workers a raise. the last time congress raised the minimum wage was four years ago. before that they hadn't raised it in a decade. the practical minimum wage is so low that it is $3 less an the minimum wage of 50 years ago which in 1958 was the equivalent of $10.60 an hour. as many as 11 states are expected to consider increases in 2014. fueled by the living wage protests that took...
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bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont white cheddar. get 16 grams of protein and 23 grams of whole grain in the breakfast power sandwich. >>> senator ted cruz is demanding an apology from president obama. he wa he. >> so first, what are the odds it's going to happen? >> unfortunately the odds are not high. this president has not taken responsibility for the harms that have come from his policies. >> he did apologize on an interview last november, he said he regretted that as a consequence of obama care. it's not like he's been totally silent. >> that's true, but an apology is empty, if there's no action after it. as you know, i've got two little girls at home. they're 5 and 3. if the 5-year-old is punching her little sister and saying i'm sorry every time she punches her, that's not a very meaningful apology. every parent knows that if you're going to apologize, stop doing what you're doing and make it right. >> i assume that tomorrow night, as every president, he wants to make it look spectacular, the nation is strong, a
bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont white cheddar. get 16 grams of protein and 23 grams of whole grain in the breakfast power sandwich. >>> senator ted cruz is demanding an apology from president obama. he wa he. >> so first, what are the odds it's going to happen? >> unfortunately the odds are not high. this president has not taken responsibility for the harms that have come from his policies. >>...
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bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont white cheddar. get 16 grams of protein and 23 grams of whole grain in the breakfast power sandwich. >>> this is a fox news alert. judge ordering a hospital to remove life support for a fort wrort against the family's. the woman was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious. the family insisted she would not want to be kept alive in that condition. the hospital argued it had to protect the life of the unborn child. the judge is giving the hospital until monday to remove life support. stay with fox news for the latest on this developing story. and a conservative film make his or her took a critical look at president obama is now looking at federal criminal charges. charges of violating campaign finance laws. he directed illegal contributions to republican candidate in the 2012 new york senate race. also in 2012 desousa made anti-obama documentary 2016 obama's america. it did enrage obama campaign 2012 now his co-producer selected prosecution. we are back with our politica
bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont white cheddar. get 16 grams of protein and 23 grams of whole grain in the breakfast power sandwich. >>> this is a fox news alert. judge ordering a hospital to remove life support for a fort wrort against the family's. the woman was 14 weeks pregnant when her husband found her unconscious. the family insisted she would not want to be kept alive in that condition. the hospital...
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. >> independent representative bernie sanders from vermont says congress members don't want their phone numbers known. they don't want their calls listened to, either. why shouldn't congress be treated the same as everyday americans? >> i agree with you. i think members of congress should be treated the same as everyone else. if a member of congress is talking to an kraed leader in iraq or afghanistan, why should that member of congress be any different from any person on the street? bernie sanders had a phony argument. what they're trying to suggest is that somehow the nsa is spying on members of congress. they're not spying on anyone. they keep phone records of every american and that's their job on. they don't listen to the calls. all they have is phone number to phone number. they don't know who is talking to one another. no address, no name, no nothing, no content. >> i imagine, though, terrorists probably use phones that are not so traceable. it might be a very complicated task to imagine that they would have time to listen to all the calls. how frustrated are you, then, in your q
. >> independent representative bernie sanders from vermont says congress members don't want their phone numbers known. they don't want their calls listened to, either. why shouldn't congress be treated the same as everyday americans? >> i agree with you. i think members of congress should be treated the same as everyone else. if a member of congress is talking to an kraed leader in iraq or afghanistan, why should that member of congress be any different from any person on the...
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i have 14 years of command time with nine of those as the general of the vermont national guard, army and error. we need to prosecute sexual assault and other criminal offenses within the military system in moving them from outside of the command chain. i think it's a decision to prosecute or not should be based on evidence independent of pre- existing command relationships. our men and women deserve that fair treatment and due process that would come with it. i strongly believe in the holding commanders responsible. that is a given that we should not confuse command responsibility with leadership. commander should always be responsible for command climate. this change, if made would allow them to focus efforts on command business improving the climate, and were fighting abilities in the unit. leadership, to me, is the ability to inspire others, to set a moral example, to think strategically while focusing on missions. i think that ever since we met on the ninth of january, even more reports have come out of the paper of ms. behavior or unacceptable actions by senior military officers
i have 14 years of command time with nine of those as the general of the vermont national guard, army and error. we need to prosecute sexual assault and other criminal offenses within the military system in moving them from outside of the command chain. i think it's a decision to prosecute or not should be based on evidence independent of pre- existing command relationships. our men and women deserve that fair treatment and due process that would come with it. i strongly believe in the holding...
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democrat senator patrick leahy of vermont, who heads up the senate judiciary committee said work would continue in the senate on bills to collect and store data on americans. and coming up inside the fox report, we'll take a closer look at the political fallout from the national security and personal privacy decisions which virtually affect every single american. the fox news inside report. >> a fox news weather alert on a new round of arctic air sweeping into the thagz. millions of people again will experience dangerous windchills and single-digit temperatures over the next few days. we have more on the extreme conditions. janice. >> the continuous winter, harris, yes, across the great lakes, the midwest, ohio valley, and northeast, these are your day time highs on monday as the cold arctic air continues to sink southward, single digits for a lot of cities with windchills below zero, and that's going to continue to push southward and eastward wednesday and thursday. friday, things will start to moderate a little bit, but a lot of folks are going, when is this going to end? will it be
democrat senator patrick leahy of vermont, who heads up the senate judiciary committee said work would continue in the senate on bills to collect and store data on americans. and coming up inside the fox report, we'll take a closer look at the political fallout from the national security and personal privacy decisions which virtually affect every single american. the fox news inside report. >> a fox news weather alert on a new round of arctic air sweeping into the thagz. millions of...
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the cold extended east to maine and vermont, where snowfall is expected to top a foot, even more in massachusetts. holiday travelers heading home were grounded after more than 1,800 flights were canceled. officials also are concerned about power outages from heavy snow and winds, and flooding along the eastern coast of massachusetts, where the waves already are growing. >> woodruff: heavy snow is expected to continue through tonight and into tomorrow across new england. tensions flared in iraq today as sunni militants linked to al qaeda battled for control of two key cities. the insurgents have ties to syria, more evidence the civil war there is crossing borders. today's clashes centered around fallujah and ramadi. thousands of anti-government fighters stormed government buildings and police stations, and freed prisoners from jail. elsewhere, a truck bomb north of baghdad killed at least 19 people and wounded dozens more. a blast also went off today in beirut, lebanon, killing at least five people. the bomb targeted a shiite hezbollah stronghold in the southern suburbs of the capital. the force o
the cold extended east to maine and vermont, where snowfall is expected to top a foot, even more in massachusetts. holiday travelers heading home were grounded after more than 1,800 flights were canceled. officials also are concerned about power outages from heavy snow and winds, and flooding along the eastern coast of massachusetts, where the waves already are growing. >> woodruff: heavy snow is expected to continue through tonight and into tomorrow across new england. tensions flared in...
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bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont white cheddar. get 16 grams of protein and 23 grams of whole grain in the breakfast power sandwich. >>> okay, let's go off-the-record for just a minute. and i was scrolling through twitter this morning. i know you do that too and spotted a tweet by kelly ayotte. she tweeted no reason why millionaires and billionaires should receive unemployment benefits and co-sponsored a tomko burn amendment to end this practice. you have got to be kidding millionaires and billionaires are collecting unemployment? that's awful and petty, too. the whole idea of unemployment benefits are to provide a safety net for people who need it. millionaires and billionaires don't need it. sure they are entitled by law if they meet the unemployment criteria, that doesn't mean they have to do it. remember, just because you can doesn't mean you should. you don't always have to settle the score that knee jerk i paid into it so i'm going to collect it even if i don't need it mentality. doing the right thing matters,
bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont white cheddar. get 16 grams of protein and 23 grams of whole grain in the breakfast power sandwich. >>> okay, let's go off-the-record for just a minute. and i was scrolling through twitter this morning. i know you do that too and spotted a tweet by kelly ayotte. she tweeted no reason why millionaires and billionaires should receive unemployment benefits and co-sponsored a tomko...
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she was a burlington girl, growth in the biggest town in vermont. when she was growing up her house had electricity and plumbing. when quiche -- when she came here, this is very much a country home. no electricity or plumbing in the house where she stayed with her husband. this is the kitchen. this is where they would've had breakfast and lunch and some suppers, too, i'm sure. there is no real dining room in the house. it is very simple. there was one running faucet in the kitchen and i was the only plumbing in the entire house. this is quite a contrast to a grace had been experiencing not only as a child growing up in burlington, which was kind of sophisticated at the time, as well as in the white house years when she had all of the modern luxuries. this is a two-hold pretty -- two-hole privy. this is not what she was used to. hearing all the reports about grace, she probably took this in good stride and regarded this as part of her experience with her husband. this is part of the bedroom set that grace and calvin used when they were here at the co
she was a burlington girl, growth in the biggest town in vermont. when she was growing up her house had electricity and plumbing. when quiche -- when she came here, this is very much a country home. no electricity or plumbing in the house where she stayed with her husband. this is the kitchen. this is where they would've had breakfast and lunch and some suppers, too, i'm sure. there is no real dining room in the house. it is very simple. there was one running faucet in the kitchen and i was the...
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host: that is tom from vermont. this is president obama in one of the few times he mentioned snowden speak yesterday. we needed a more robust public discussion about the balance of security and liberty. what i did not know if the time was within view -- weeks of my speech, an avalanche of unauthorized disclosures would spark controversy that his continued to this day. that we have an open investigation, i will not dwell on mr. snowden and his actions or his motivations. i will say that our nation's thense depends in part on fidelity of those entrusted with our secrets. if any individual objects to government policy can take it into their own hands to disclose information,sified we will not be able to keep our people safe or conduct foreign- policy. moreover, the sensational way in which the disclosures have come out sheds more heat than light. to ourals methods adversaries which could compromise things we may not understand for years to come. here, the how we got task before us now is greater than simply repairing t
host: that is tom from vermont. this is president obama in one of the few times he mentioned snowden speak yesterday. we needed a more robust public discussion about the balance of security and liberty. what i did not know if the time was within view -- weeks of my speech, an avalanche of unauthorized disclosures would spark controversy that his continued to this day. that we have an open investigation, i will not dwell on mr. snowden and his actions or his motivations. i will say that our...
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you take americans today, the state with one of the highest minimum wage incomes in the country is vermont. take a state with very low minimum wage, the federal minimum wage, like mississippi, they have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. there is no correlation between the minimum wage and the employment problem. it is repeated again and again. there is no question that some employers will not be able to make it. but the addition of the additional purchasing power across the board increases the purchasing power in the entire economy, which increases demand and pushes economic growth. that is why increasing the minimum wage is good for everyone overall. there are some people over the short term who will be hurt, that is true, but the effect is totally unknown and to ignore the benefit to the economy as a whole is going to mislead people it is done all the time, particularly by people in business who do not want to raise the minimum wage because it may cut down their salaries. it may leave less for the stockholders. last year, last year caterpillar had a net profit of $4.9
you take americans today, the state with one of the highest minimum wage incomes in the country is vermont. take a state with very low minimum wage, the federal minimum wage, like mississippi, they have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. there is no correlation between the minimum wage and the employment problem. it is repeated again and again. there is no question that some employers will not be able to make it. but the addition of the additional purchasing power across the...
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. >> friends in vermont looking at negative 29 wind chill. we will think of them. new profile of president obama in the new yorker magazine has gotten a lot of attention. the president defends his record on everything from race, to inequality, to marijuana. he talks about how hard it is as president to get things done and that is part of what prompted this very interesting response on special record from juan williams. >> i had a sense the president felt defeated. he talked about the stream and being part of a stream in history and you cannot turn things around. >> steve hays is here and good morning to you. were you surprised by juan's response to the piece? >> i was not surprised. i had the similar reaction. the writer of the article got very close to the president and was able to give insight to the way the president thinks about himself and his role in a way most other writers haven't been able to do. the president almost seemed surprised by this is what surprised me. like none of this is his fault. he is in washington unable to change washington the way he cam
. >> friends in vermont looking at negative 29 wind chill. we will think of them. new profile of president obama in the new yorker magazine has gotten a lot of attention. the president defends his record on everything from race, to inequality, to marijuana. he talks about how hard it is as president to get things done and that is part of what prompted this very interesting response on special record from juan williams. >> i had a sense the president felt defeated. he talked about...
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ethics laws dealing with lobbying in response to the scandal coming from republican lobbyist jack a vermont -- jack abramoff. the caller was trying to address contact should be disclosed between the lobbyist and the lawmaker. that wasn't really addressed in the 2007 law. there is a separate law if you are representing a foreign government or foreign political party or foreign entity. your contact is disclosed, or it is supposed to be, and that is the agent registration act. there has been some effort to contact, we should have disclosed between lawmakers and levelsts on the domestic under the lobbying disclosure act, which is the main law governing want -- lobbying in washington. it is not a great law. many people consider it pretty weak. that is a problem here in washington. you could add some more sunlight and transparency on the practices of k street. number two, basically addressing the revolving door -- getting back to the jack abram off -- jack abramoff scandal. he said that we pretty much offered a job to a staffer once he left capitol hill. then at that point, he was ours. which is
ethics laws dealing with lobbying in response to the scandal coming from republican lobbyist jack a vermont -- jack abramoff. the caller was trying to address contact should be disclosed between the lobbyist and the lawmaker. that wasn't really addressed in the 2007 law. there is a separate law if you are representing a foreign government or foreign political party or foreign entity. your contact is disclosed, or it is supposed to be, and that is the agent registration act. there has been some...
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next call comes from rutland, vermont. mike is on our line for republicans. my thought was in regards to iraq. our troops paid for that real estate. i'm not calling for the return of ground troops by any means, but we owe the people our support. there is an analogy here to world war ii. our troops after world war ii states to this day, 50 years in europe. throughout europe during that time there were many factional forces as are in the middle east. it proved thatm the united states was a stabilizing force. i think we can be that way in iraq as well. as well as afghanistan. host: mike, what you think the u.s. future role in iraq should be? should there be resources? what would you say? caller: i definitely think we should support them, not with ground troops but with technical and similarining regards to security. other want to give our technology to the iraqis, but we can help them out and succeeded in stabilizing that area. the united states is a stabilizing force and we need to continue that. that is what we have. -- as we have for the last hundred years. f
next call comes from rutland, vermont. mike is on our line for republicans. my thought was in regards to iraq. our troops paid for that real estate. i'm not calling for the return of ground troops by any means, but we owe the people our support. there is an analogy here to world war ii. our troops after world war ii states to this day, 50 years in europe. throughout europe during that time there were many factional forces as are in the middle east. it proved thatm the united states was a...
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>>erica: vermont still dealing with blizzard like conditions closer to massachusetts. we've already seen a foot of snow and several locations. the snow continues to accumulate. this is not as active as what we saw yesterday. i think the bigger story right now are the a nationwide flight cancellations. here and the bay area waking up to clear skies here's a live look from our roof camera. temperatures this morning really weren't that bad. we remained in the thirties and forties. we'll see mainly sunny skies into the afternoon with temperatures. the time now is 8 08. the kron4 morning news will anncr: at jennie-o we heard of a place in iowa where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos. we thought we'd show up and surprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jen
>>erica: vermont still dealing with blizzard like conditions closer to massachusetts. we've already seen a foot of snow and several locations. the snow continues to accumulate. this is not as active as what we saw yesterday. i think the bigger story right now are the a nationwide flight cancellations. here and the bay area waking up to clear skies here's a live look from our roof camera. temperatures this morning really weren't that bad. we remained in the thirties and forties. we'll see...
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now looking at the states that got an f on this new report card here and we're seeing iowa, virginia, vermont. >> montana, north dakota, wyoming, and nebraska were on -- >> 11 total. leading the nation, though in better news, louisiana, florida, indiana. we see b minuses and c pluses. what's the key step that needs to take place in order for these grades to actually go up literally? >> so the states that have been seeing the greatest progress have been focused on the three things that we think are most important. first elevating the teaching profession and making sure there is a highly effective teacher in front of every child. the second is really making sure that families have information and choices. we never want any family to feel like they're trapped in a failing school without options. so you have to provide choices for families. and then the third is what we're talking about, making sure there is fiscal accountability that our dollars are being spent wisely in the classroom. >> sure. michelle, given the fact that many school districts in this country have teacher tenure and teacher un
now looking at the states that got an f on this new report card here and we're seeing iowa, virginia, vermont. >> montana, north dakota, wyoming, and nebraska were on -- >> 11 total. leading the nation, though in better news, louisiana, florida, indiana. we see b minuses and c pluses. what's the key step that needs to take place in order for these grades to actually go up literally? >> so the states that have been seeing the greatest progress have been focused on the three...
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i don't know if it will get through, rand paul and pat leahy, democrat from vermont, teamed up, not for legalization, but just to give judges discretion toks ma discretion. there are things happening at the legislative level federally. do you expect we're going to see in the wake of colorado and washington, do you think that's the next step, federal action? >> i think the next step will be seeing what happens with alaska and oregon. with the course of rand paul, i applaud him for what he and his dad said there ror. interesting question for him on the campaign trail in 2016. >> i think you have to consistently -- decriminalization seems to be the way to go. why should your criminal record be tainted because you smoked pot in an area code versus another area code. >> that language is the way to go. stop saying legalization. you say decriminalization, you're saying let's stop locking people up for something that was a -- >> what it means practically in most of these states, alaska, no fine right now for it. other states it means it is a civil penalty, fined 500 bucks, a thousand bucks, a t
i don't know if it will get through, rand paul and pat leahy, democrat from vermont, teamed up, not for legalization, but just to give judges discretion toks ma discretion. there are things happening at the legislative level federally. do you expect we're going to see in the wake of colorado and washington, do you think that's the next step, federal action? >> i think the next step will be seeing what happens with alaska and oregon. with the course of rand paul, i applaud him for what he...
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nevada had 73 weeks of benefits, california offered 63 weeks, most others to 63 weeks.eks virginia, vermont, new hampshire, and several other unemploymentow weeks. 40 weeks to 42 those extensions expired last month, they all dropped to 26 weeks or fewer. kelly, prescott, arizona, independent calling in. talking about unemployment benefits. wondering how long is too long for folks to receive this? how about we start -- they start asking people how long is too long? host: that is what we are asking viewers today, what do you think? should it be an individual decision? caller: yeah. ask them how long is too long, what would you do if you could. what are your skills, what are your talents, let's start asking people. there needs to be a census. that is just the beginning. anything like that to even avoid -- there is no reason for unemployment, it has gone on too long. host: kelly in arizona. george from virginia on our line for independents. good morning. caller: yeah. i think a year would be long enough for anyone. i know this from experience. wheni was on unemployment i lost my job, i laid on
nevada had 73 weeks of benefits, california offered 63 weeks, most others to 63 weeks.eks virginia, vermont, new hampshire, and several other unemploymentow weeks. 40 weeks to 42 those extensions expired last month, they all dropped to 26 weeks or fewer. kelly, prescott, arizona, independent calling in. talking about unemployment benefits. wondering how long is too long for folks to receive this? how about we start -- they start asking people how long is too long? host: that is what we are...
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already dumped almost 2 feet in parts of massachusetts, up to a foot of snow in parts of new york and vermont after doing the same in illinois. >> once the snow is gone, the real news from the storm might be the frigid temperatures. they're really becoming a big concern. single digits with the wind chill for much of the weekend across the northeast. more than 1600 flights canceled for today already as the snow makes for dangerous flying conditions. notably here in new york where jfk airport, no flights in and out. the terminals are open but the airport otherwise shut down in terms of flying. that's along with boston and philadelphia. we have this weather system covered from all angles today. we'll have more on travel in a couple of minutes. we start with indra petersons who is in boston which really does feel like the hardest hit area right now. indra? >> reporter: i can tell you, yes, it does. we're definitely talking about heavy snow but that's not the thing i want to talk about. i want to talk about what makes this particular storm so unique. i think you already nailed it. it is the cold t
already dumped almost 2 feet in parts of massachusetts, up to a foot of snow in parts of new york and vermont after doing the same in illinois. >> once the snow is gone, the real news from the storm might be the frigid temperatures. they're really becoming a big concern. single digits with the wind chill for much of the weekend across the northeast. more than 1600 flights canceled for today already as the snow makes for dangerous flying conditions. notably here in new york where jfk...
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francisco that we're,in senator smith's name was entered into nomination by senator george akin of vermont. he told the delegates that senator smith's integrity, ability, common sense, and courage made her the best qualified person you ever voted for. on the first ballot, 27 delegates did vote for margaret chase smith from the great state of maine. unlike the other candidates, senator smith did not release her delegates to the landslide victor, senator goldwater. that was not done out of spite. indeed, she campaigned earnestly for him in the general election. it was done because she wanted to demonstrate, she wanted the historical record to show that a woman had been given serious consideration for the presidency of this country. mr. president, many words have been spoken over many years in attempts to describe the character of senator margaret chase smith. perhaps the best were offered by the candidate herself on that campaign trail a half century ago. she said "i have few illusions and no money, but i'm staying for the finish. when people keep integrity telling you you can't do a thing,
francisco that we're,in senator smith's name was entered into nomination by senator george akin of vermont. he told the delegates that senator smith's integrity, ability, common sense, and courage made her the best qualified person you ever voted for. on the first ballot, 27 delegates did vote for margaret chase smith from the great state of maine. unlike the other candidates, senator smith did not release her delegates to the landslide victor, senator goldwater. that was not done out of spite....
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a little old fashioned vermont wisdom. talk thank you, tom. email us this morning and let us know your thoughts. ff weekend is our facebook page and weigh in on that. coming up here on the show. veteran helps open a sanctuary for wounded warrior and then gets slapped with $20,000 tax bill. the outrageous reason is he being asked to pay up for helping his brothers in arms. >> sticker shock at the grocery store. while you will be paying higher prices for beef the next time you hit the supermarket. more affordable alternatives for the dinner table. all of them palatable coming up. and it feels like your lifeate revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief, and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes
a little old fashioned vermont wisdom. talk thank you, tom. email us this morning and let us know your thoughts. ff weekend is our facebook page and weigh in on that. coming up here on the show. veteran helps open a sanctuary for wounded warrior and then gets slapped with $20,000 tax bill. the outrageous reason is he being asked to pay up for helping his brothers in arms. >> sticker shock at the grocery store. while you will be paying higher prices for beef the next time you hit the...
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. >>> a vermont purse snatcher taken down by a fellow shopper. surveillance video shows a crowd turning on a would-be thief attempting to run off with an older woman's purse. you can see one person pushed the thief against the produce while another wrestled away the stolen bag. good work there. good samaritans. >>> and this toddler decides he is no fan of his parents' shoe collection and takes matters into his own hands. here he is, taking their shoes hurling them down the stairs one at a time. seems pretty proud of himself there. >> not a fan of adidas. >> smiling as the camera catches him in the act. >> that's what our daughter does. she goes in the closet and grabs all of my wife's shoes and tries to put them on. >> they start young. >> they do. high heels, janice. problem. >>> janice dean standing by. she is outside with the local forecast. high, janice. >> i have to admit, it's a little depressing here. there's nobody here and the snow is starting to turn gray. >> yeah. that black snow, that slush. >> right. it's not fun anymore. i don't hav
. >>> a vermont purse snatcher taken down by a fellow shopper. surveillance video shows a crowd turning on a would-be thief attempting to run off with an older woman's purse. you can see one person pushed the thief against the produce while another wrestled away the stolen bag. good work there. good samaritans. >>> and this toddler decides he is no fan of his parents' shoe collection and takes matters into his own hands. here he is, taking their shoes hurling them down the...